[3] Farley was described as having had "an extraordinary ability to persuade, negotiate and build bridges to gain bipartisan support for the matters he was passionate about".
Farley went on to date Australian Labor Party MP Linda Burney, then member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.
The service was attended not only by numerous prominent politicians and celebrities, but also by Indigenous Australians and rural cattlemen and farmers whom he had represented during his career.
[citation needed] Farley contributed notably towards the creation of Landcare, an environmental organisation with thousands of volunteers across Australia.
[2] In December 2006, Linda Burney nominated Bush Heritage Australia to establish the Rick Farley Memorial Scholarship to encourage young Indigenous Australians to pursue environmental conservation and cultural management and to honour Farley's career and achievements.